Re: [expert] Can't install KNEWS, and an opinion

[Alex V Flinsch]

On Wed, 12 Apr 2000, you wrote:
> included to assure this. In the Linux, it is quite common to find that you
> must go out onto 
> the net and search for and load many required libraries, sometimes even
> those won't install
> until other files are obtained. Why not provide a COMPLETE package for
> those that need it?

Because then everyone who does not need it will be downloading the same stuff
over and over.  

Because then you get into the windows problem of mismatching dlls/libs


> 
> PS I know! Visual Basic, ugg, yeck, boo hiss! It gets the job done and pays
> the bills.

Could be worse.

-- 
Alex
(Go easy on me, I'm a COBOL programmer in real life)